How can I test a java program on Unix from Windows?

Question

Problem: I am developing a tool that does some file operations in Unix environment, but my development environment being Windows, how can I test what i am doing.

Is there any way I can simulate my program running in a Unix environment only for testing purpose?

Answer 1

You can run a virtual machine such as VMware installed with Linux to test your program.

If you are on the same network as a Linux machine you can VNC into one and test your program remotely.

Answer 2

Java is cross-platform (thanks to the JVM), so you don't need to worry about OS-specific details, with one exception: Directory separators. Windows uses \\ and Unix uses / . In order to ensure full compatibilty, you'll want to use the separator in File .

Answer 3

You can run Ubuntu without install it. Run it from disk or even USB .

Answer 4

You can:

install the Linux on virtual machine

download some distribution that can run in live cd ;

install the Linux on your hard disk(that's a good thing :-) ), in multi boot ;